For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, despicable, hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
by means of several allusions to Deuteronomy in this passage - on is highlighted, but there are more - Paul draws parallels between the Exodus and our experience of leaving the “world” to join together with Christ. Paul does this - that is, draws parallels between the exodus and the church by means of allusions to the Pentateuch - consistently in Titus.
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